WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 - 2012

CE 241

MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LABORATORY

Instruction                                                3              Periods per week

Duration of University Examination    3              Hours

University Examination                         50            Marks

Sessional                                                   25            Marks

List of Experiments

Cycle - I

1. 1.Direct tension test on metal rods

1. 2.Young’s modulus of metal specimen by direct tension test

1. 3.Brinnel’s and Rockwell’s hardness tests

1. 4.Compression test

1. 5.Impact test

Cycle – II

1. 1.Test on a helical spring to determine the rigidity modulus.

1. 2.Torsion test to determine the rigidity modulus of a shaft.

1. 3.Deflection test on a cantilever beam to determine the Young’s modulus

1. 4.Deflection test on a simple beam to determine the Young’s modulus

1. 5.Deflection test on a fixed beam to determine the Young’s modulus

1. 6.Fatigue